And my reading rate.
And my vocabulary.
And, maybe, my ability to analyze and interpret the deeper, more philosophical and cultural meanings under the layers of story and allusion in literature.
Because even though I started reading Vanity Fair for fun after finding a cool eighty-year-old copy at an estate sale, I haven't really gone back to it in the last several weeks.
Instead, I'm making more recommendations for reading classics that aren't really classics. This time, though, we're going to the board book section.
One compound word, folks: BabyLit.
A series of colorful primers based on classic literature. Don't expect a story, but your small child will learn colors, numbers, opposites, weather, and ocean words.
Personal favorites:
Wuthering Heights is the ideal place to learn about weather. Lots of atmosphere.
Wonderland: the most colorful place in all of imagination.
Two very different sisters are the greatest teachers of opposites. Let's hope each one learns her lesson by the end.
I'm really looking forward to some of the new primers that have just come out, particularly Jabberwocky: A Nonsense Primer.
Every child should be primed for nonsense.
Find more titles at http://www.babylit.com/
I seriously just made up my entire Christmas wish list entirely composed of these books. For me. Maybe the kids can read them too. If they're careful. Thanks for introducing me to them.
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